Seamanship Question #33
 

I've seen discrepancies in this area,
however, in most cases you will find the jib halyard
to port and main to starboard.

2 points to Capt S.

BTW, It never a bad idea to label you halyards. Ever sail on an
unlabeled boat? In particular a complicated one?



Capt. Scumbalino wrote:
Ellen MacArthur wrote:

That's not a fair question. Anybody who gets it right is
Googling it. Unless they happened to work or train on a tall ship.

He said that it also applies to other types of boats. I have no idea what
the standard is, but my limited experience suggests to me that the main
halyard is to starboard, and the jib halyard is to port. I don't know about
the bits pertaining to boats that aren't sloops. (At best, I'll get half a
point...)


--
Capt Scumbalino

Seamanship Question #33
 

Have you got any picture of it?

"Charlie Morgan" wrote

wrote:

BTW, It never a bad idea to label you halyards. Ever sail on an
unlabeled boat? In particular a complicated one?


When I was a kid, I had a very beat up wooden, single floor, (Hey, that's
what
they called it!) Flying Dutchman that I bought for $150. It needed a LOT
of
work. At least it had a usable main, jib, and spin. Since we were kids,
and
money was tight, every line in the whole boat was eventually clothesline!
It
could get VERY confusing in that spagetti factory. Ever sail one? Despite
the
fact that mine was a total piece of junk, I still miss it and even tried
to buy
another one last year. Missed it by hours.

CWM

Seamanship Question #33
 

Bart Senior wrote:
Have you got any picture of it?

"Charlie Morgan" wrote

wrote:

BTW, It never a bad idea to label you halyards. Ever sail on an
unlabeled boat? In particular a complicated one?

When I was a kid, I had a very beat up wooden, single floor, (Hey, that's
what
they called it!) Flying Dutchman that I bought for $150. It needed a LOT
of
work. At least it had a usable main, jib, and spin. Since we were kids,
and
money was tight, every line in the whole boat was eventually clothesline!
It
could get VERY confusing in that spagetti factory. Ever sail one? Despite
the
fact that mine was a total piece of junk, I still miss it and even tried
to buy
another one last year. Missed it by hours.

CWM


Mr Sails had a Flying Dutchman when he lived in FL (previous to me)..he
loved that boat bu said it could be a royal PUTA....(no...that isn't a
typo...)

Seamanship Question #33
 

I have a PIMA. She hates me when I call her that.

"katy" wrote

Mr Sails had a Flying Dutchman when he lived in FL (previous to me)..he
loved that boat bu said it could be a royal PUTA....(no...that isn't a
typo...)

Seamanship Question #33
 

Bart Senior wrote:
I have a PIMA. She hates me when I call her that.

"katy" wrote
Mr Sails had a Flying Dutchman when he lived in FL (previous to me)..he
loved that boat bu said it could be a royal PUTA....(no...that isn't a
typo...)


She doesn't know?

Seamanship Question #33
 

Of course she does. She calls me the same thing. The only
difference I use the acronym, she doesn't.

"katy" wrote
Bart Senior wrote:
I have a PIMA. She hates me when I call her that.

"katy" wrote
Mr Sails had a Flying Dutchman when he lived in FL (previous to me)..he
loved that boat bu said it could be a royal PUTA....(no...that isn't a
typo...)


She doesn't know?